Slovakian rues crash in finale of stage five He’s still holding the green jersey as points classification leader in the Tour de France, but Peter Sagan lost out on some of his advantage over the riders behind him when he […]
American still dealing with missing Tour selection Four days into his Tour de France debut and Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) had won two stages. The explosive 22 year old rider has been dominant all season with fifteen wins thus far. Liquigas-Cannondale […]
Swiss rider has had more time in yellow than any other non-winner; concedes again that final victory is beyond him As a four-time World time trial champion, and five-time winner on the opening day of the Tour de France, Fabian […]
Cavendish runs out of gas a bit short, Sagan caught up in late crash André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) punched his way to a second win in a row in the Tour de France, this time on stage five into Saint-Quentin. It […]
Stomach problems finally wear German out German sprinter Marcel Kittel has reluctantly been forced to withdraw from the Tour de France, calling it quits approximately 40 kilometres after today’s start in Rouen. The Argos-Shimano rider went into the race highly […]
Some quotes from today’s fourth stage of the race Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre ISD) on finishing second on the stage behind Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol): “My team mates prepared the sprint in the best way and thanks to them I could avoid […]
Other than stitches in eyebrow, Eisel also okay after fall Having lost Kanstantsin Siutsou yesterday due to a broken tibia, Sky Procycling had a moment of panic today when both world champion Mark Cavendish and his leadout man Bernhard Eisel […]
Close calls for yellow and green jersey holders in dangerous finale Yellow jersey Fabian Cancellara and points classification leader Peter Sagan have both reacted to today’s huge pileup in the Tour de France, a smash-up which took down Mark Cavendish […]
Cavendish taken out in crash with two kilometers to go, Cancellara holds yellow André Greipel used another great lead out from his Lotto-Belisol squad and this time blasted to victory, although stage two winner Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) was not […]
Separated shoulder won’t prevent him starting today’s stage Victim of a bad crash yesterday and suffering a shoulder injury as a result, Garmin-Sharp’s Tom Danielson and the team doctors have decided that the he will take to the start of […]
Spaniard had wanted opportunity to go head to head with Sagan An explosive rider on uphill finishes, Alejandro Valverde was on paper one of the few who might have been able to challenge Peter Sagan on today’s third stage of […]
American’s shoulder separated in impact, team will decide tomorrow if he continues Best American rider in ninth place last year, Tom Danielson is this evening unsure whether or not he will be able to continue in the Tour de France. […]
Fireworks from thirty kilometers out as crashes decimate the field Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) sprung from the bunch on a right hand bend with 400 uphill meters to race on a chaotic stage three of the Tour de France, leaving plenty […]
BMC Racing Team could be a factor in the finale It seems incredible given his dominance of last season but Philippe Gilbert is still hunting for his first win of 2012. He was close two days ago when he led […]
Cavendish says he believes German rival will win stages in this year’s race Today’s third stage to Boulogne-sur-Mer will be undoubtedly too tough with a steep ramp in the finale, but André Greipel is determined to fight back from being […]
Slovakian earns Maillot Vert for real Although he wore the green jersey on today’s stage, he was able to do so because the points classification leader Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Nissan) was in the yellow jersey and couldn’t wear two. However […]
Manx Missile beats former teammates Greipel and Goss despite doing without a lead out Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) proved that he is still the fastest man in the World, with or without a dedicated lead out train, as he took […]
“The first sprint in the Tour is always nervous” Winner of a stage in his debut Tour last year, Andre Greipel is in an ambitious frame of mind heading towards could well be the first bunch gallop of the Tour […]
